While most of us live our lives according to the working week, we did not evolve to be bound
by industrial schedules, nor did the food we eat. Despite this, we eat the products of …

Nutrition science is a highly fractionated, contentious field with rapidly changing viewpoints
on both minor and major issues impacting on public health. With an evolutionary perspective …

Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of our species. Much of human
evolutionary success can be attributed to our ability to consume a wide range of foods. On …

What, how and why people eat has long been understood to be important for human health,
but until recently, has not been recognised as an essential facet of climate change and its …

Anyone who wants to understand the biological nature of humans and their special
characteristics must look far back into evolutionary history. Today's way of life is drastically …

Sequencing of the human genome has opened the door to the most exciting new era for
nutritional science. It is now possible to study the underlying mechanisms for diet–health …

ObjectiveTo show that current rates of global population growth, production and
consumption of food, and use of living and physical resources, are evidently not sustainable …

Modern society has no shortage of human nutrition science, nor interventions designed to
improve the way we eat. Yet nutrition science, and the models, approaches and …

The increasing prevalence of obesity over the course of life is a global health challenge
because of its strong and positive association with significant health problems such as type …

The most complete review of human nutrition, ideal for those looking for a deeper grounding
in the subject before pursuing a career in the discipline. Selling Points:· Features chapters …